Another Encounter with the Bronze Ancient Hall, the Forbidden Ground of Night Moon Kingdom

Following Hu Zhan's lead, they walked for a long time before finally arriving before a valley.

Feeling the countless powerful auras around them, Chen Changsheng asked in confusion.

"Brother Hu, what place is this?"

"This is the Forbidden Ground of our Night Moon Kingdom, and also the trial site for the Son-in-law Recruitment Assembly."

"Deep within this Forbidden Ground is an Other Shore Flower. Whoever plucks it will be qualified to marry Princess Wanyan."

"So that's how it is!"

"Then why don't I see the other Demon Race contestants?"

Hearing this, Hu Zhan said, "They've already gone in. I came specifically to meet Brother Chen, so I didn't enter with them."

"Ah!"

"So Brother Hu was delayed because of me. This truly leaves me deeply ashamed."

"Sigh!"

"Brother Chen, there's no need to blame yourself. We hit it off at first sight; such a small matter is nothing."

"Besides, those who enter first may not necessarily hold the advantage. Whoever obtains the Other Shore Flower is the winner."

With that, Hu Zhan led Chen Changsheng into the Forbidden Ground of Night Moon Kingdom.

After passing through a long gorge, Chen Changsheng and Hu Zhan arrived in a dense forest filled with towering ancient trees.

The damp, scorching temperature and the miasma drifting through the air seemed to speak of the danger lurking here.

Faced with such a situation, Hu Zhan merely cast Chen Changsheng a sidelong glance and offered no warning.

The miasma within the Forbidden Ground had an enormous effect on cultivators.

Even Golden Core Realm cultivators could not avoid it.

The reason he could stand here unharmed was entirely due to the physique of the Demon Race.

If a member of the Human Race came here, they would likely die silently in less than half a day.

"Tsk, tsk!"

"As expected of the Forbidden Ground of Night Moon Kingdom. It truly is perilous beyond measure."

After observing the surrounding environment, Chen Changsheng casually praised it, then took out two pills from his robes.

He swallowed one himself and stuffed the other into Little White Wolf's mouth.

"Brother Hu, the miasma here is far from ordinary. I have specially made Antidote Pills here. Would you like one?"

As he spoke, Chen Changsheng took out another pill and offered it to him.

Seeing that Chen Changsheng had seen through the danger of the miasma here, Hu Zhan immediately said in annoyance.

"If Brother Chen hadn't mentioned it, I nearly forgot."

"The miasma here is incredibly potent. Even Golden Core cultivators cannot avoid it."

"However, my fox physique is robust, so there's no need to waste Brother Chen's pill."

After saying that, Hu Zhan smilingly pushed Chen Changsheng's pill back.

Eating something of unknown origin so casually could very well cost him his life.

"By the way, Brother Chen, this miasma should be unique to the Forbidden Ground of Night Moon Kingdom. How did Brother Chen recognize it?"

"Could it be that Brother Chen has been to the Forbidden Ground of Night Moon Kingdom before?"

Faced with Hu Zhan's questions, Chen Changsheng smiled faintly.

"I have naturally never been to the Forbidden Ground of Night Moon Kingdom."

"However, I once read similar records in an unnamed ancient book. That book recorded the landscapes of various places."

"One of those places bore quite a resemblance to this one."

"So that's it. How interesting."

"As far as I know, no outsider has ever entered the Forbidden Ground of Night Moon Kingdom in five hundred years."

"Who exactly wrote the ancient book Brother Chen saw?"

"That, I do not know. When I found that ancient book, it was already nearly rotten beyond recognition."

"Perhaps the book was written five hundred years ago."

"That makes sense. Let us hurry onward."

"Lin Hu and the others have been inside for some time already."

As he spoke, Hu Zhan waved his right hand, and a Nascent Soul Realm puppet appeared ahead to clear the way.

Looking at that lifeless puppet, a flicker of emotion passed through Chen Changsheng's eyes.

Deep within the Forbidden Ground.

A bald-headed man sat cross-legged, and beneath him lay an incomparably black pool.

The water in the pool was exceedingly viscous, and from time to time it emitted a foul, fishy stench.

"Yixiu, your Heartless Sutra will not hold out much longer."

Hearing the voice, the bald-headed man slowly opened his eyes.

"Wolf King, letting the Demon Race borrow such Calamity power will ultimately bring annihilation upon the Demon Race."

"It is not too late to turn back now."

Hearing this, the Wolf King sneered. "Turn back?"

"Why should I turn back? Power is power. What distinction is there between good and evil?"

"If I did not rely on this power, how could I destroy the Great Qian Dynasty?"

"Though our races differ, I greatly admire you. So long as you are willing to abandon darkness and embrace the light, I am willing to help you break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm."

Faced with the Wolf King's offer, Yixiu shook his head and closed his eyes once more.

Seeing that Yixiu still refused to compromise, the Wolf King did not mind.

He had spent three hundred years tearing open a crack in the seal of the Forbidden Ground.

Though it was only a crack, the power flowing out from it exceeded his imagination.

It was precisely with the aid of this power that the cultivators of Night Moon Kingdom had more than doubled in number.

Yet unfortunately, for some reason, this news had leaked out.

Those two old fellows from Heavenly Buddha Temple and Linglong Sect had actually been willing to risk their lives to seal this crack again.

Though he had done everything in his power to stop them, they had still managed to patch most of the crack.

Now that Yixiu was suppressing the final opening, he did not dare make any rash moves.

If Yixiu risked his life, the final opening could very likely be sealed. At that point, breaking open the seal again would not be so simple.

Thinking of this, the Wolf King's face immediately darkened.

"Elder Turtle, have you still not uncovered that Human Race member's origins?"

"Reporting to the Wolf King, there is no record of him within the Great Qian Dynasty."

"Perhaps he is merely using an alias."

"Hmph!"

"Let him be arrogant for a few more days. Once the Blood Sacrifice is complete, no one in this world will be able to stop me."

"By then, whether Human Race or Demon Race, everyone will bow their heads and submit to me."

Listening to the Wolf King's grand declaration, Elder Turtle quietly lowered his head. No one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

Bronze Ancient Hall of the Forbidden Ground.

Chen Changsheng and his group encountered Lin Hu once again.

When the two sides, who could not stand the sight of each other, met, swords were naturally drawn and bows bent.

Yet Chen Changsheng ignored the tit-for-tat exchange between Lin Hu and Hu Zhan, instead studying the Bronze Ancient Hall before him.

"You two, rather than thinking about how to kill each other, I think you should take a proper look at these ruins."

Hearing this, Lin Hu said displeasedly, "Stop putting on this mysterious act. There is a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it; there is no gate to hell, yet you insist on forcing your way in."

"Today will be the day you, Chen Changsheng, die."

Lin Hu's words severely disrupted Chen Changsheng's thoughts. Chen Changsheng turned his head impatiently and said.

"I know you want to kill me, but can you wait a moment before killing me?"

"Can't you see I'm studying something?"

After saying that, Chen Changsheng turned back and continued studying the patterns and writing on the Bronze Ancient Hall.

Lin Hu: "..."

What did he mean, wait a moment before killing him? He was trying to kill him right now—could he not be a little more serious?